systematics
Americannoun
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the study of systems or of classification.
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Biology.
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the study and classification of organisms with the goal of reconstructing their evolutionary histories and relationships.
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phylogenetic classification.
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noun
Etymology
Origin of systematics
First recorded in 1885–90; see origin at systematic, -ics
Example Sentences
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Professor Hoshino, an expert in plant systematics, founded the Institute of Viticulture and Enology at OUS in April 2017.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025
The organizational scheme was based mainly on physical features, as opposed to physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology, all of which are used by modern systematics.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Scientists in the field of systematics collect data from fossils.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The goal of systematics is to organize living things into groups that have biological meaning.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
The curriculum of a student of theology required first a training in Biblical studies, then he had to go to attend lectures on the Sententiæ, as they called the text-book for systematics.
From The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation by Ernst Von Dobschutz
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